Above: Montalcino in late September, a few weeks before the Brunello harvest begin. Photo by Stefano Cinelli Colombini. “Despite extreme weather,” writes leading American wine critic Elin McCoy for Bloomberg, “2019 is a ‘perfect storm’ vintage for wine.” Click here to read her 2019 vintage report for Bloomberg, including notes from Stefano Cinelli Colombini on … Continue reading
Click to register for “Birth of a Brunello” events, tours, and tastings this weekend. The Sangiovese harvest has begun in Montalcino: This weekend, Fattoria dei Barbi owner and winemaker Stefano Cinelli Colombini will be hosting tastings of the newly pressed wines and guests will experience the “Birth of a Brunello” (see link above for details). … Continue reading
The Fattoria Dei Barbi in Montalcino invites you to an extraordinary event: the “Birth of a Brunello” on Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6. Guests will enter the cellar during racking, when the fermentation finishes and the winemaker tastes the new wine for the first time. Guided groups of visitors will be get to … Continue reading
That’s the Vigna del Roccolo at Fattoria dei Barbi in Montalcino, a photo taken not long after we had passed through the vineyard to drop some of the fruit. We had already dropped fruit in this vineyard a month ago and now only the best bunches remain. We’ll leave them there until they’ve achieved full … Continue reading
This Saturday and Sunday, September 14-15, Fattoria dei Barbi owner and winemaker Stefano Cinelli Colombini will be leading hiking tours of the estate’s vineyards at 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Harvest has already begun at Fattoria dei Barbi and they will begin picking the Sangiovese for Brunello di Montalcino any day now. There couldn’t be … Continue reading
Here at the Fattoria dei Barbi blog, we are constantly combing the internet looking for appearances of older-vintage Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino on wine lists at America’s best restaurants. We were overjoyed to learn that Union Square Cafe, the quintessential American restaurant, currently offers 1990 and 1991 Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino … Continue reading
Please note that the Fattoria dei Barbi tasting room and the Taverna dei Barbi restaurant are open this week and this weekend. We look forward to seeing you. Click here for hours and reservation info. In case you’re wondering why you are already getting so many auto-replys and vacation responses to your emails to colleagues … Continue reading
